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A man who attacked two police officers in Huntly on Christmas Day is being urged to turn himself in before the local community does.

Western Waikato area commander Inspector Paul Carpenter said investigators had been buoyed by the response of residents who say the attack has nothing to do with the spirit of their town.

"We are following strong leads in relation to identifying and hopefully locating the main offender and others involved and feedback from residents suggests Huntly locals were just as appalled about what happened as police."

Mr Carpenter said residents had left information with the anonymous Crimestoppers service and urged the attacker to hand himself in.